TopicKetamine Treatment

Ketamine has long been used as a general anesthetic, but more recent research has found it to be effective in rapidly relieving depression symptoms when given at low, subanesthetic doses. New research identifies two optimal dosages.

Unlike traditional antidepressants, ketamine may be similarly effective in both anxious and nonanxious patients with treatment-resistant depression, according to a secondary analysis of a randomized, controlled clinical trial.

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